Castalia
by Mark Isham
- Type: Album
- Released: 1988
- Label: Virgin
- Country: United States
- Length: 48:02
- Community rating: 3.71/5 from 3 ratings
Album Notes & Community Reviews
Moving slightly away from his purely electronic film score work, the renowned trumpeter and synthesist explores a highly melodic fusion of new age and contemporary jazz. The album features a robust cast of session players, blending acoustic instrumentation with sophisticated ambient textures. It earned significant critical acclaim, including a Grammy nomination, for its spiritual and mellow arrangements.
Genres
Descriptors: Soundtrack, rhythmic, complex, technical, melodic, ambient, dreamy, atmospheric, shimmering, reverb-heavy
Tracklist
- The Grand Parade (5:50)
- My Wife With Champagne Shoulders (5:26)
- A Meeting With The Parabolist (13:09)
- Tales From The Maidan (6:35)
- A Dream Of Three Acrobats (8:02)
- The Gracious Core (9:00)
Credits
- David Torn - written-by, steel guitar [lap steel guitar], electric guitar, acoustic guitar, electric guitar
- Terry Bozzio - drums
- Mick Karn - electric bass
- Peter Maunu - acoustic guitar, electric guitar
- Mark Adler - arranged by [string arrangement]
- Patrick O'Hearn - electric bass
- Gayle Moran - voice
- Paul McCandless - bass clarinet, cor anglais [english horn], saxophone [soprano & sopraninorota saxophones]